Systems Engineer (SRE)

Posted by Michael Schenck

Company Details

Ikos Holdings, Inc

Pittsburgh, PA

FTE only

Description

Systems Engineer

Ikos, a Pittsburgh-based startup is seeking a Systems Engineer to join our efforts in scaling our business and sales efforts. We’re VC backed and have successfully graduated the AlphaLab startup accelerator program.

As a Systems Engineer at Ikos, you’ll be working with multiple stakeholders to capture needs and design robustness and observability into our operations.

About Ikos

The residential renting process is a mess for both renters and landlords. We are here to change that. We are aiming to simplify how landlords (specifically small to medium sized landlords) manage their investment properties, while better serving the renters who call that investment home.

Ikos is delivering a scalable leasing service for residential landlords that improves their occupancy rates and provides real-time market data for rental, rehab and investment decisions.

Our team is a small (but mighty) team of 11 that works closely together to get things done. We are heavily focused on growing our incredible engineering team by bringing on key additions that will not only help our organization grow, but have plenty of growth opportunities in return.

About You & Your Impact

You should be passionate about the work you do and about being a significant member of a growing startup. You do not need a computer science degree, you only need to be able to demonstrate proficiency in systems, coding and communication. You love mapping the complexities of business needs to elegantly designed infrastructure. Your impact will be felt immediately with the ability to get under the hood and work with the entire company to solve actual business problems.

What you need

  • Proficiency in a fourth-generation language (4GL) like Python or Ruby
  • Clear communications skills, even with non-engineers
  • Experience maintaining a 24/7 operating environment
  • Able to write clearly understood documentation
  • Experience working with non-engineers for needs gathering
  • Experience with the Linux operating environment
  • Familiarity with the OSI Model
  • Experience with Zookeeper
  • Experience with Linux containers
  • Strong understanding of TCP/IP and use cases for TCP vs UDP

Bonus points

  • Experience with Python in particular
  • Experience with HDFS
  • Experience with HBase
  • Experience with cloud providers like AWS, GCE, or Digital Ocean

Expectations

  • Design fault-tolerant deployments of critical infrastructure through needs assessment and design documents
  • Automate infrastructure deployment and change controls
  • Participation in code reviews (automation is code)
  • Local to the greater Pittsburgh area (or willingness to relocate)
  • Participation in on-call rotation
  • Participate respectfully in technical discussions

Working At Ikos

Tech Stack

  • Python, Golang, and Javascript
  • Celery, Flask, SQLalchemy
  • MySQL, Redis, and HBase
  • Ansible, Docker, Grafana, and Sentry
  • Git and Phabricator

Benefits

  • Equity
  • Paid time off
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Apply by sending your résumé/CV to jobs@meetikos.com

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